“Young lady/men, one day you will come to a fork in the road, and you’re going to have to make a decision about which direction you want to go. If you go that way you can BE somebody. You will have to make compromises and you will have to turn your back on your friends. But you will be a member of the club and you will get promoted and you will get assignments. OR, you can go that way and you can DO something – something for your country, your team and for yourself. If you decide you want to DO something, you may not get promoted and you may not get the good assignments and you certainly will not be a favorite of your superiors. But you won’t have to compromise yourself. You will be true to yourself and friends. And your work might make a difference. To BE somebody or to DO something. Life is often a roll call. That’s when you will have to make a decision.”

As the late Mr. Rogers said “The important thing is to find something you feel good about doing.”

“People are always looking for the right time and perfect place to write, to paint, to accomplish some goal.
They say, I have to be in the mountains, I have to be on the coast, everything must be just so.
But if you look at all the great achievements of history, you will see that they largely done in cold, cramped, unpicturesque conditions. Look where all great people and all the great achievements have come from and see that they always seem to come from deprived situations.”

“Sooner or later those who win are those who think they can win”

The message: is Plan, Prepare and Do It Now.
There are two things you can control, your effort and your attitude.